Zimbabwe / Players
Full name Colin de Grandhomme
Born July 22, 1986, Harare
Current age 23 years 128 days
Major teams Auckland, Manicaland, Zimbabwe Under-19s
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Relation Grandfather - HL de Grandhomme, Father - LL de Grandhomme
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 28 | 44 | 5 | 1215 | 109 | 31.15 | 2225 | 54.60 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | ||
| List A | 26 | 25 | 3 | 383 | 96* | 17.40 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 121 | 36 | 17.28 | 73 | 165.75 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 28 | 37 | 2245 | 1079 | 37 | 4/65 | 5/67 | 29.16 | 2.88 | 60.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 26 | 414 | 312 | 5 | 3/38 | 3/38 | 62.40 | 4.52 | 82.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 151 | 5 | 2/34 | 2/34 | 30.20 | 10.17 | 17.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Zimbabwe A v Kenya at Harare, Oct 11-12, 2005 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Auckland v Central Districts at Lincoln, Apr 6-10, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2004/05 |
| Last List A | Canterbury v Auckland at Christchurch, Jan 11, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Auckland v Otago at Auckland, Feb 4, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Auckland v Otago at Auckland, Feb 22, 2009 scorecard |
Colin de Grandhomme is a talented batsman who broke through into the Manicaland side in 2004-05 an immediately impressed. Although he played at Under-19 level for Zimbabwe, it was rumoured that his father persuaded the national selectors to overlook him.
In 2005 he moved to New Zealand and played for Auckland where he soon made his mark.
Martin Williamson July 2007
- Davids stars for dominant South Africa (Jul 27, 2009)
- Fulton to lead New Zealand Emerging Players (Jun 12, 2009)
- Auckland overcome spirited Central Districts for title (Apr 10, 2009)
- Shaw five-for puts Auckland in command (Apr 6, 2009)
- Raval shines as Auckland finish on top (Apr 1, 2009)
Apr 10, 2009
Colin de Grandhomme and Gareth Hopkins got Auckland home with an unbeaten 84-run stand
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Apr 10, 2009
Colin de Grandhomme helped seal Auckland's title triumph
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Mar 30, 2009
Colin de Grandhomme dispatches the ball to the leg side
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